‘He looks terrible’: Why Australia should dump $1.86m man

CHRIS Lynn is worth $1.86 million in the Indian Premier League, but former Australian cricketers Brendan Julian and Brad Hogg both believe he should not be in the national Twenty20 team.

At least not until he can prove his body capable of withstanding the rigours of cricket.

Lynn's ongoing battle with shoulder injuries took a twist on Wednesday. Having had three surgeries on his left shoulder in the past two years, the Queenslander dislocated his right shoulder diving for a ball at Eden Park.

It's an injury that has scuppered his plans to play in the Pakistan Super League and it left Australia a man down in the final.

Alongside his shoulder problems, Lynn has also has also endured calf complaints this summer which forced him out of Australia's one-day international series against England.

Chris Lynn reacts as the ball gets away from him.

It's a checkered health record that has forced the 27-year-old to be hidden away in the field, with the right-hander unable to throw himself around without risking injury - case in point being Wednesday's injury.

Thanks to his prowess with the bat - his IPL contract is testament to the fact he is one of the most dominant T20 players in the world - Australia's selectors have been ready to overlook his injury-enforced limitations in the field.

But enough is enough, according to Hogg and Julian who said until his body is 100 per cent, Lynn should not be in the Australian team.